Directions: In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. First read the passage over and try to understand what it is about. Then fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given.

One of the myths relevant to the contemporary human condition is that of Prometheus. It has positive and optimistic __A___. Man can better himself and aspire __B___   higher worlds through his own efforts, __C___  , in the process, he may __D___   terrible tribulations, wars, revolutions, tortures of the __E___   and the spirit. Time and again he would be tempted to throw __F___   the towel, or retire into __G___  and to the dream world of drugs and __H___  . But he will not, if made of the __I___   of Prometheus, be diverted. He will stick __J___  . his goal, as Prometheus did in stealing fire from the Gods, suffering terrible retribution for his pains.

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  away
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  off
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  up
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  in